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so secretary kerry and secretary hagel, i take this very seriously. i understand this president, i understand his values. but i take it very seriously that the language be as precise as possible when it comes 0 this whole question of expanding this mission into something much larger, something that would engage us in a new level of warfare or a new authority for their president or a future president. so i hope that we can have your word and assurance that we can work together in a bipartisan fashion to craft this in a way that carefully achieves our goal but does not expand authority anywhere beyond what is necessary. >> senator, thank you, very important statement. and you not only have my word that it will not do that, but we will work with you very, very closely with the white house in shaping this resolution. we -- there's no hidden agenda. there's no subterfuge. there's no surrogate strategy here. there's one objective, and that objective is to make sure we live up to our obligations of upholding the norm with respect to international behavior on
so secretary kerry and secretary hagel, i take this very seriously. i understand this president, i understand his values. but i take it very seriously that the language be as precise as possible when it comes 0 this whole question of expanding this mission into something much larger, something that would engage us in a new level of warfare or a new authority for their president or a future president. so i hope that we can have your word and assurance that we can work together in a bipartisan...
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hagel and he took a pass. in in the past republican nominees have often gotten broad republican backing but despite hagel's 12 years in the senate, he may find republican votes pretty hard to come by. on the sunday shows, republican senators hit hagel and hit him hard. >> he has long severed his ties with the republican party. this is an in your face nomination by the president. >> if hagel is nominated, it is very difficult to imagine a circumstance in which i can support his confirmation. >> a lot of tough questions of senator hagel, but he'll be treated fairly. >> known for his independent streak he became a thorn in the side of senate republicans in 2007 when he turned against the iraq war. >> how are we helping the american military and those individuals we're sending off to fight and die by remaining silet? >> that ultimately among the bigger reasons why he will have support among senate republicans. that said, he will face questions about his support for israel after referring to certain pro-israeli gro
hagel and he took a pass. in in the past republican nominees have often gotten broad republican backing but despite hagel's 12 years in the senate, he may find republican votes pretty hard to come by. on the sunday shows, republican senators hit hagel and hit him hard. >> he has long severed his ties with the republican party. this is an in your face nomination by the president. >> if hagel is nominated, it is very difficult to imagine a circumstance in which i can support his...
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they don't want to waste it on hagel. they'll save it for the budget issues. >>> the trivia question, how many states do not celebrate groundhog day? the answer is just one. it's alaska. you guys are going to love this. in 2009 then governor sarah palin signed a bill to make every february 2nd marmot day, there aren't that many groundhog in alaska, so why not do marmots. we'll be right back. all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. >>> is there a disconnect between the way the public perceives the economy and what's really happening? today's jobs report shows the economy created 127,000 more jobs than originally thought in november and december. just the latest not a string of positive indicators that are pushing the dow
they don't want to waste it on hagel. they'll save it for the budget issues. >>> the trivia question, how many states do not celebrate groundhog day? the answer is just one. it's alaska. you guys are going to love this. in 2009 then governor sarah palin signed a bill to make every february 2nd marmot day, there aren't that many groundhog in alaska, so why not do marmots. we'll be right back. all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven...
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chuck hagel said that in 1998. today he took it back, releasing a statement to the "washington post" calling his own words back then insensitive, saying they did not reflect the totality of his views or public record. he apologized to mr. hormel and apologized for saying it. he then says he supports, quote, open service, which means i think he is not going to be a creep about "don't ask, don't tell" if he gets put in charge of the pentagon who has just gone through hell and high water to repeal "don't ask, don't tell," thank you very much. we don't know if chuck hagel was sorry about his attack on hormel before that might stop him from getting the top job. we don't know if huck hagel is the president's top choice to get nominated for that job. it seems like we only got the first nominee for president obama's new cabinet today because of a meltdown in congress last night. let's hope that we don't have to wait for something quite that dramatic before we get the rest of his nominees too. >>> hey, one more thing about
chuck hagel said that in 1998. today he took it back, releasing a statement to the "washington post" calling his own words back then insensitive, saying they did not reflect the totality of his views or public record. he apologized to mr. hormel and apologized for saying it. he then says he supports, quote, open service, which means i think he is not going to be a creep about "don't ask, don't tell" if he gets put in charge of the pentagon who has just gone through hell and...
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. >> hagel's frenemies. he gets roughed up by his former colleagues in the senate. >> i have already stated that i regret the terminology. i should have said recognized instead of legitimate. if i had an opportunity to edit like, it like many things i've said, i would like to go back and change the words and the meaning. >> will he be weakened even if he is confirmed? and final act, for now at least. it's hillary clinton's last day at the state department. >> so these last days have been bittersweet for me. but this opportunity that i have here before you gives me some time to reflect on the distance that weave traveled and to take stock of what we've done and what is left to do. >> and as she leaves the state department this afternoon, john kerry will arrive to be sworn in by justice alina keggen, and nor sentimental sendoff. 30 rock ends its seven-year run with lots of laughs and familiar faces. >> looked like another cold one in the midwest. >> bundle up, everyone. if you can, get hit by a car. >> accordi
. >> hagel's frenemies. he gets roughed up by his former colleagues in the senate. >> i have already stated that i regret the terminology. i should have said recognized instead of legitimate. if i had an opportunity to edit like, it like many things i've said, i would like to go back and change the words and the meaning. >> will he be weakened even if he is confirmed? and final act, for now at least. it's hillary clinton's last day at the state department. >> so these...
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secretary hagel, do you -- or general? >> i would only add that it was june of this year that the president made the decision to support lethal assistance to the opposition, as you all know. we have been very supportive with hundreds of millions of dollars of nonlethal assistance. the vetting process, as secretary kerry noted, has been significant. i'll ask general dempsey if he wants to add anything, but we, the department of defense, have not been directly involved in this. this is, as you know, a covert action. as second caretary kerry noted, probably to go into much more detail would require a closed or classified hearing. >> as he's answering that, and if you could be fairly brief, is there anything about the authorization that you're asking that in any way takes away from our stated strategy of empowering the vetted opposition to have the capacity over time to join in with a transition government as we have stated from the beginning. is there anything about this authorization that in any way supplements that? >> to y
secretary hagel, do you -- or general? >> i would only add that it was june of this year that the president made the decision to support lethal assistance to the opposition, as you all know. we have been very supportive with hundreds of millions of dollars of nonlethal assistance. the vetting process, as secretary kerry noted, has been significant. i'll ask general dempsey if he wants to add anything, but we, the department of defense, have not been directly involved in this. this is, as...
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hag mccain was getting testy and hagel was dodging. it was one of the key military decisions in the past ten years, and if senator hagel is the top military adviser to the president, they want to explore his thinking on that. and politics, trying to portray senator hagel as anti israel plays well to some interest groups, and that's much more politics. >> to pull from a football term given the weekend, it seems like he was fumbling around. was he not as well prepared as he ought to have been? >> no doubt, senators walked out of the hearing shaking their head, from both sides, democrats and republicans were very surprised how poorly prepared senator hagel appeared to be. for expected -- like senator mccain's questions about the surge. that's just a fundamental question you knew was coming and he seemed not to have an explanation for his own position. it -- a lot of people shaking their heads about it. >> does he get confirmed? >> he gets confirmed. you heard jay carney say that yesterday. the white house is counting on more than 50 votes
hag mccain was getting testy and hagel was dodging. it was one of the key military decisions in the past ten years, and if senator hagel is the top military adviser to the president, they want to explore his thinking on that. and politics, trying to portray senator hagel as anti israel plays well to some interest groups, and that's much more politics. >> to pull from a football term given the weekend, it seems like he was fumbling around. was he not as well prepared as he ought to have...
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now over chuck hagel, this could be the next battle. it's a big question of whether republicans are really spoiling for that kind of unprecedented fight here. >> but we have john mccain. any other prominent republicans who may not vote for him? >> you've got about i'd say a dozen republicans right now who have come out and said they are actively opposing his nomination. none of them have said so far whether they would actually be willing to block it. the republican leader in the senate mitch mcconnell has held off right now on saying if that's an option for them. it's a big question. i think you've seen a lot of other nominees get blocked. certainly richard cordray, the appointee for the consumer financial protection bureau is not going anywhere right now. but the opposition to this kind of appointment of chuck hagel, someone who i think a lot of voters throughout the country weren't as aware of like someone like susan rice ace different question here. >> speaking of john mccain moving on to you, alice, let's take a look at these tense
now over chuck hagel, this could be the next battle. it's a big question of whether republicans are really spoiling for that kind of unprecedented fight here. >> but we have john mccain. any other prominent republicans who may not vote for him? >> you've got about i'd say a dozen republicans right now who have come out and said they are actively opposing his nomination. none of them have said so far whether they would actually be willing to block it. the republican leader in the...
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i have no doubt but that it would be discussed in wales this week and secretary hagel looks forward to having those discussions. but it would be preliminary right now way ahead of ourselves to try to speculate exactly how we would assist in resource going that force. the bigger point is that we're continuing to look for ways to work with allies and partners tg that force. the bigger point is that we're continuing to look for ways to work with allies and partners t that force. the bigger point is that we're continuing to look for ways to work with allies and partners t that force. the bigger point is that we're continuing to look for ways to work with allies and partners t that force. the bigger point is that we're continuing to look for ways to work with allies and partners to bolster the commitments in europe and reiterate our commitment to article 5 in the treaty. and we've contributed to the policing mission, we've done ground exercises in the baltic, we've exercised more aggressively in the black sea. that continues. so we well cot secretary general's suggestion and i know we will
i have no doubt but that it would be discussed in wales this week and secretary hagel looks forward to having those discussions. but it would be preliminary right now way ahead of ourselves to try to speculate exactly how we would assist in resource going that force. the bigger point is that we're continuing to look for ways to work with allies and partners tg that force. the bigger point is that we're continuing to look for ways to work with allies and partners t that force. the bigger point...
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he pressed hagel. take a listen. >> i would like a answer whether you are right or wrong and then you are free to elaborate. >> well, i'm not going to give you a yes or a no answer on a lot of things. >> then let the record show that you refuse to answer the question, now please go ahead. >> if you would like me to explain why -- >> i actually would like an answer. yes or no? i think history has already made a judgment about the surge, sir. and you are on the wrong side of it. >> colonel -- >> when hagel said i think i would like to explain, you know mccain does not want him to explain. he wants a yes or no answer. >> why did he shy away from doing that? >> i don't know. bob and i were talking about it before, he knew the questions were coming. he nie who was going to deliver them. he had time to rehearse. >> i think of the right answer two days after the right answer should have been given. history actually does show that the surge worked. that my vote was wrong and your vote was right. but senator mc
he pressed hagel. take a listen. >> i would like a answer whether you are right or wrong and then you are free to elaborate. >> well, i'm not going to give you a yes or a no answer on a lot of things. >> then let the record show that you refuse to answer the question, now please go ahead. >> if you would like me to explain why -- >> i actually would like an answer. yes or no? i think history has already made a judgment about the surge, sir. and you are on the wrong...
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this has to stop, and, you know, chuck hagel and i are friends. i supported him and he wrote me a beautiful letter saying we'd work together. we need to talk about this, because you go to your commander, the commander many times just says never mind, we don't think your case is worth anything. they are judge and jury, that's wrong. we need to change it. if you choose to go to the command structure in our bill, the commander must report it immediately. you can also go to that victims assistance program that was set up and get one of those advocates to report it. and that's what's going to work here. this has to stop, and i intend to call chuck hagel, my friend, and tell him, you know, you need to be bolder on this one. >> senator boxer, if you do get that conversation with secretary hagel, we'd love to hear how it goes. let us know. thank you very much, senator barbara boxer of california, pleasure to have you here, thank you. >> thanks. >>> all right, coming up, wrestling. the real kind and the metaphorical kind, but most importantly, the real kin
this has to stop, and, you know, chuck hagel and i are friends. i supported him and he wrote me a beautiful letter saying we'd work together. we need to talk about this, because you go to your commander, the commander many times just says never mind, we don't think your case is worth anything. they are judge and jury, that's wrong. we need to change it. if you choose to go to the command structure in our bill, the commander must report it immediately. you can also go to that victims assistance...
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a spokesperson for hagel said he's open to any and all options. joining me now is new york senator kirsten jillengillenbra. thank you for your tireless advocacy on this issue. the potential to take this out of the chain of command seems like it may be on the horizon. how optimistic are you about that? >> well i think it's really important that we fight very hard for this. because what the victims have told us is that they do not feel safe in reporting these crimes. they feel they will be marginalized or retaliated against or be blamed themselves. so if you're going to change the culture of the military, you have to see these cases actually go to trial. be investigated. and find perpetrators accountable. so i think you have to change the system by changing how justice is served. and that means allowing victims to report directly to a trained military prosecutor. who will then decide whether the case should go to trial. >> senator, you know what's shocking to me is that these cases, these incidents are seeming to rise. at a time when they should be
a spokesperson for hagel said he's open to any and all options. joining me now is new york senator kirsten jillengillenbra. thank you for your tireless advocacy on this issue. the potential to take this out of the chain of command seems like it may be on the horizon. how optimistic are you about that? >> well i think it's really important that we fight very hard for this. because what the victims have told us is that they do not feel safe in reporting these crimes. they feel they will be...
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secretary hagel. >> mr. chairman, ranking member smith and members of the committee, the department of defense has responsibility to protect the national security interests of the united states. and general dempsey and i take that responsibility very seriously. that's why i strongly support president obama's decision to respond to the assad regime's chemical weapons attack on its own people. a large scale and heinous sarin gas assault on innocent civilians, including women and children. i also wholeheartedly support the president's decision to seek congressional authorization for the use of force in syria. and i believe secretary kerry outlined those reasons very clearly. the president has made clear that it is in our country's national security interest to do -- degrade assad's chemical weapons capabilities and deter him from using them again. as secretary kerry mentioned, yesterday we outlined a way to accomplish this objective and avert military action. it would require the assad regime to swiftly turn it
secretary hagel. >> mr. chairman, ranking member smith and members of the committee, the department of defense has responsibility to protect the national security interests of the united states. and general dempsey and i take that responsibility very seriously. that's why i strongly support president obama's decision to respond to the assad regime's chemical weapons attack on its own people. a large scale and heinous sarin gas assault on innocent civilians, including women and children. i...
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defense secretary chuck hagel also took his seat. and you're also seeing a number of anti war protesters as well. this has become somewhat customary in hearings like this and all the protesters have taken their seats. there's michigan senator carl levin getting set to make opening remarks. let's listen in for just a bit. >> on the threat posed by the islamic state of iraq, known as isis or isil, and on the president's strategy for addressing this threat, secretary hagel and general dempsey, we welcome you both. we look forward to your testimony. isis has terrorized the iraqi and syrian people. engaging in kidnappings, killings,s p s pepersecutions o religious minorities and attacking schools, hospitals and cultural sites. isis has brought home its barbaridy with the brutal beheading of american journalists, while isis is currently focused on building an islamic caliphate in the middle east, it's hostile, not only to the region but the world. and there's real risk the area it controls could be a launching pad for future terrorist atta
defense secretary chuck hagel also took his seat. and you're also seeing a number of anti war protesters as well. this has become somewhat customary in hearings like this and all the protesters have taken their seats. there's michigan senator carl levin getting set to make opening remarks. let's listen in for just a bit. >> on the threat posed by the islamic state of iraq, known as isis or isil, and on the president's strategy for addressing this threat, secretary hagel and general...
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chuck hagel says the goal is not to contain isis, but to destroy the militant group on the rise in iraq and syria. vice president biden in an emotional speech said the u.s. would follow isis to the gates of hell to hold them accountable. >> as a nation, we're united. when people harm americans, we don't retreat. we don't forget. we take care of those who are grieving, and when that's finished, they should know we'll follow them to the gates of hell until they are brought to justice because hell is where they will reside. hell is where they will reside. >> meanwhile, learning more about steven sotloff, second u.s. journalist to be beheaded by the militants. sotloff was an israeli citizen and israeli newspaper reports he faked being sick to fast on the jewish holiday of yom kippur. they challenged a debate on islam and gave a touching tribute to sotloff. >> steve had a gentle soul this world will be without, but his spirit will endure in our hearts. today, we grieve. this week, we mourn, but we'll emerge from this. our village is strong. we will not allow our enemies to hold us hostage wi
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i want to go back to what he said about chuck hagel who is a centrist. chuck hagel is not a right winger or left winger. he's a moderate republican nebraska. not exactly the westside of new york. he's a moderate. look at the language he used at him when he wanted to shoot this guy down. i've been accused him of mccarthy tactics. here he was at the nomination hearing for hagel back in february and cruz can relied on innuendo and guilt by association. let's watch him in action. this is mccarthy stuff. >> we saw with his nomination something truly extraordinary which is the government of iran formally and publicly praising the nomination of a defense secretary. i would suggest to you that to my knowledge, that is unprecedented to see a foreign nation like iran publicly celebrating a nomination. >> jim, he went on to say that the guy may have taken money from north korea, too. he may be working for them. this is chuck hagel, our now secretary of defense. he may have been working for north korea. he may have been an agent of the iranians. doesn't he know that
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hagel met with the president this week. he's thought to be one of four finalists on a list that includes massachusetts senator john kerry, kerry is also being mentioned as a possible successor to secretary of state hillary clinton if president obama doesn't pick u.n. ambassador susan rice. >>> elsewhere, president obama has drawn a hard line on tax increases for the wealthiest of americans. rejecting an offer that republicans claim is as good as it's going to get. tracie potts joins us with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: right now it's looking more likely that we could, could, go over that fiscal cliff at the end of the month because right now, negotiations here are at a stand still. president obama talks to the business round table today after telling bloomberg he absolutely won't bunch. the wealthiest americans must pay more. >> we're not going to be able to get a deal without it. >> reporter: he may be in a good position to wait it out. a new poll found more half of americans will blame republicans if we
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hagel said today, secretary of defense hagel said this is a serious problem we are going to tackle and spend somewhere around $10 billion over the next five years. the root of the problem of course is after the cold war. there was less attention paid to the nuclear mission. the air force and the navy took their eyes off the ball essentially and didn't pay attention. to try to change that culture, they are going to increase training. they are going to up the number of personnel at many of the nuclear facilities which had been not ignored certainly, but again many in the air force and navy thought the nuclear mission was quite frankly a career ender. the officials stress however that even with all these problems that occurred there was no threat to the american public or to national security. andrea? >> here some of us thought the dr. strange love was the problem, but it was a wrench. and a surgeon working in sierra leone and diagnosed with ebola may be flown to the u.s. tomorrow for treatment. he is a citizen of sierra leone and a permanent resident who lived in maryland with his wife.
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wasn't the next chuck hagel. that may be tricky. >> our own chris janicing is reporting that dennis mcdonagh is not a possibility, unless it becomes the way dick cheney ran the decision for george bush and then ended up choosing himself. >> and contrast this with the way that george w. bush handled this at almost the exact moment in his presidency. right at that point when he pushed out donald rumsfeld. he was ready. he was ready immediately with bob gates as his nominee. there was no space there. and president obama's now set up a situation where the person he's pushed out is going to be in this office for some time while they try to find somebody new. and get them confirmed. that's not a position of strength when you're dealing with foreign leaders, dealing with countries that already have problems with the united states and its policies. >> what about ray mavis? former governor of mississippi, strong supporter of president obama? >> he'd be an interesting choice because he's been in the building since 2008. ca
wasn't the next chuck hagel. that may be tricky. >> our own chris janicing is reporting that dennis mcdonagh is not a possibility, unless it becomes the way dick cheney ran the decision for george bush and then ended up choosing himself. >> and contrast this with the way that george w. bush handled this at almost the exact moment in his presidency. right at that point when he pushed out donald rumsfeld. he was ready. he was ready immediately with bob gates as his nominee. there was...
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. >>> according to a new report, secretary chuck hagel's departure from the defense department is the latest example of an increasingly strained relationship between the white house and pentagon. the am reports the president's desire to micromanage all aspects of its national security team has hurt its relationship with the pentagon, the ap says the obama administration is seen as overly suspicious of the military's desire to use force. the pentagon views the president as cool and detached compared to president george w. bush. the report says the obama administration's reputation when it comes to these matters is impacting the white house's ability to find a replacement for hagel who gave his resignation as defense secretary last week. >>> still ahead on "way too early," could the chiefs hold on to the lead against the broncos? we've got all the highlights for you in "sunday night football." >>> pope francis leaving turkey, now headed back to rome after calling on muslims to take a sharper tone against terrorism. we're going to have his message to muslim leaders after this. that story
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. >> this is a clip from chuck hagel's hearing yesterday. listen to senator james inhofe's source for his information. >> there is an article the other day in the "washington post" by jennifer rubin called "our dim witted state department." it's kind of an interesting article. >> michael, how do you get these guys to stop listening to the same wild conspiracy theories? they just live in a different world. >> i think it is a little bit of a different world in that sense. i don't get -- i don't get the direction and the messaging that the party is putting out this right now. i really honestly don't. i think that we really need to sort of step back from this thing and really assess exactly what do we need to focus on. is benghazi of all the things that are pressing the american people right now something that as a national party we should be fixated on. hillary clinton, yes, she served as secretary of state. did an admiral job. most people would say that. yeah, there was this hiccup with benghazi. we unfortunately lost the lives of four u.s. se
. >> this is a clip from chuck hagel's hearing yesterday. listen to senator james inhofe's source for his information. >> there is an article the other day in the "washington post" by jennifer rubin called "our dim witted state department." it's kind of an interesting article. >> michael, how do you get these guys to stop listening to the same wild conspiracy theories? they just live in a different world. >> i think it is a little bit of a different...
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chuck hagel and martin dempsey will testify. wehle have more on that in a moment. >>> good morning. nice to be with you. i'm frances rivera. jose diaz balart remains on the ground in mexico, where he continues to following the escalating protest against those 43 missing students. jose will be joining us in a little bit with the latest on that. but for now, let's get to the latest on the michael brown shooting story with a lot going on today. msnbc's triman lee is in missouri. what kind of detail can you given us about this news conference being held by the attorneys from michael brown's family. >> a few moments ago, i spoke with antny
chuck hagel and martin dempsey will testify. wehle have more on that in a moment. >>> good morning. nice to be with you. i'm frances rivera. jose diaz balart remains on the ground in mexico, where he continues to following the escalating protest against those 43 missing students. jose will be joining us in a little bit with the latest on that. but for now, let's get to the latest on the michael brown shooting story with a lot going on today. msnbc's triman lee is in missouri. what kind...
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secretaries hagel and kerry head to the hill and america decides what to do about syria. it's tuesday, september 3rd and this is now. two years after president obama told syrian president assad to step down, year after the red line was drawn, and two weeks after the syrian government appears to have used chemical weapons on its own people, the obama administration finds itself using a flood the zone campaign to authorize military action in syria. he laid out his plan of action. >> i want to emphasize to the american people, the military plan that has been developed by joint chiefs and that i believe is appropriate is proportional and limited and does not involve boots on the ground. this is not iraq and this is not afghanistan. >> so far president obama's reasoning seems to be resonating. they emerged signalling confidence in the president's strategy. >> this is a barberous act. it's clear that the united nations is unable to take action and nato unable to take action. i'm going to support the president's call for action and my colleagues should support this call for acti
secretaries hagel and kerry head to the hill and america decides what to do about syria. it's tuesday, september 3rd and this is now. two years after president obama told syrian president assad to step down, year after the red line was drawn, and two weeks after the syrian government appears to have used chemical weapons on its own people, the obama administration finds itself using a flood the zone campaign to authorize military action in syria. he laid out his plan of action. >> i want...
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. >> outside of draft core group of nations, defense secretary chuck hagel has pointed out in his words that the challenge is more than a military solution regarding isil. >> yeah. that's right. he acknowledged that everyone is part of this core coalition is familiar with, in his words, the extended challenges that this represents. the president made it clear our reach is long but he said we know it could be a long fight. the question at this time is how involved in any such fight the u.s. would be. those are the questions the president is going to get. ered with a short time from now. the nato summit which was formed as an effort to talk about post 2014 afghanistan has been forced to address two major regions of conflict right now. the one in eastern ukraine with russia and also the one taking place right now in iraq and syria. where western forces are trying to decide what they need to do to protect themselves and prevent isis from moving forward. in the words of john kerry it wouldn't be an effort of containment. the goal would be destroy isis. >> and the other crisis at the forefron
. >> outside of draft core group of nations, defense secretary chuck hagel has pointed out in his words that the challenge is more than a military solution regarding isil. >> yeah. that's right. he acknowledged that everyone is part of this core coalition is familiar with, in his words, the extended challenges that this represents. the president made it clear our reach is long but he said we know it could be a long fight. the question at this time is how involved in any such fight...
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the president is having a meeting with secretary hagel this afternoon. it does seem as though this has been going on for years and years. and not until you -- >> we've played an important role as i've looked at this issue from first coming to congress, i was elected in 2007 and soon had a hearing around what the various branches of the military service were doing to address this issue. i was taken a bit aback by it. and maybe a month later i went to a wounded warrior luncheon i met a nurse who served multiple times in iraq and afghanistan and when i asked her if this was the issue that the hearing suggested it was. she said ma'am, i've never been assaulted but i am more afraid of my own soldiers than i am of the enemy. what it comes down to is about four different things. one is the crime itself. and all the efforts that we have to put into preventing the crime. second of all, the legislation that senator gillenbrand has introduced, sort of the role of the chain of command, making a decision to move forward with the case. but second of all, all the power
the president is having a meeting with secretary hagel this afternoon. it does seem as though this has been going on for years and years. and not until you -- >> we've played an important role as i've looked at this issue from first coming to congress, i was elected in 2007 and soon had a hearing around what the various branches of the military service were doing to address this issue. i was taken a bit aback by it. and maybe a month later i went to a wounded warrior luncheon i met a...
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. >> secretary hagel back today and testifying before the armed services committee. joining me is nbc's luke russert. luke, looking forward to this senate vote we saw. we saw interesting political dynamics playing out in the house and an odd coalition to get this vote across the finish line. >> you had people like michele bachmann and louie gomer on the same side as charlie rangle and barbara lee. interesting bet fellows. we expect to see that in the u.s. senate. and more action in this part of the world. i spoke to one high level aid who expects to get between 80 and 90 votes and they are at about 75. no doubt it will pass, but it's interesting. you and i talked to house members who supported this. they did so in a reserved manner. this is what the president would like to do. this is what nancy pelosi and john boehner are telling us. we have real questions about whether or not these arms are going to be ending up turning against us at some point. they are supporting this, but it's not being done enthusiastically. we just learned that the military conducted or air st
. >> secretary hagel back today and testifying before the armed services committee. joining me is nbc's luke russert. luke, looking forward to this senate vote we saw. we saw interesting political dynamics playing out in the house and an odd coalition to get this vote across the finish line. >> you had people like michele bachmann and louie gomer on the same side as charlie rangle and barbara lee. interesting bet fellows. we expect to see that in the u.s. senate. and more action in...
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chuck hagel was going to be confirmed as defense. there was a little fuffle in the time of his con fur mags. in reporting on his can he recall if you feel, what do you think he got paid by friends of hamas, or something? so then you get in conservative media and sources say friends of chuck hagel was paid by friends of hamas. >> it was a report that came out last week. not confirmed yet, but you're not denying it very vigorously, that one of them may have been friends of hamas. >> that has a ring to it, doesn't it? >> but any of this, if he is confirmed. >> an outfit called friends of hamas. friends of hamas is not an idea that exists. the whole idea was a joke that the conservative media ran with as if this was a real group that really was paying the defense secretary. this is like when mitch mcconnell fell for the prison at guantanamo were getting g.i. benefits. it had been written by a comedian because it's funny. they didn't think it was funny. and now we've got a new one. the deal that president orb made that announcement, cob s
chuck hagel was going to be confirmed as defense. there was a little fuffle in the time of his con fur mags. in reporting on his can he recall if you feel, what do you think he got paid by friends of hamas, or something? so then you get in conservative media and sources say friends of chuck hagel was paid by friends of hamas. >> it was a report that came out last week. not confirmed yet, but you're not denying it very vigorously, that one of them may have been friends of hamas. >>...
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chuck hagel said it's beyond anything we've ever seen. we're learning more details this morning about the ruthless group that beheaded james foley before foley was executed isis sent his parents this chilling e-mail full of rage saying james would pay the price for u.s. air strikes against a group in iraq. i was excited to see an e-mail despite the conclusions they would execute jim. i underestimated that point. i didn't realize how real they were. i hope we can engage in negotiations with them. >> the foleys say they took huge comfort in the phone call they received from pope francis yesterday who offered his support and prayers. >> at the pentagon chuck hagel and joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey offered a sobering assessment of isis. >> this is beyond anything that we've seen. so we must prepare for everything. and the only way you do that is take a cold, steely hard look at it and get ready. they are imin the end threat to every interest we have whether it's in iraq or anywhere else. >> isis has the sophisticated pr machine
chuck hagel said it's beyond anything we've ever seen. we're learning more details this morning about the ruthless group that beheaded james foley before foley was executed isis sent his parents this chilling e-mail full of rage saying james would pay the price for u.s. air strikes against a group in iraq. i was excited to see an e-mail despite the conclusions they would execute jim. i underestimated that point. i didn't realize how real they were. i hope we can engage in negotiations with...
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mccain voted against hagel. hagel's confirmation nearly a year ago. i think that's sort of a marker that we have. considering, you know, where he's going to stand on the next nominee. >> do you really see this dragging out? this is something we're going to be watching for quite a while. >> i think republicans want somebody able to represent the pentagon and really lead this new transition period. as the u.s. engages again in afghanistan and iraq. so i think there's going to be some pressure on them to act. but i do think they're going to, you know, take a look at the nominee and make sure they're able to do the job. >> angela, let me bring you bac in. what are you hearing from capitol hill about loretta lynch for attorney? how difficult could her confirmation be? >> well, certainly won't be quick. we expect to see senator grassley as the new judiciary chairman in the senate. he is someone who's known for a reason, but also for being a tough questioner. he's being a critic of the obama administration. he's especially highlighted whistleblowers. he's su
mccain voted against hagel. hagel's confirmation nearly a year ago. i think that's sort of a marker that we have. considering, you know, where he's going to stand on the next nominee. >> do you really see this dragging out? this is something we're going to be watching for quite a while. >> i think republicans want somebody able to represent the pentagon and really lead this new transition period. as the u.s. engages again in afghanistan and iraq. so i think there's going to be some...
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bottom line, is this a prisoner of war swap as defense secretary hagel and susan rice claim? >> they're saying this is extraordinary circumstances, although it's a prisoner swap, a way to negotiate an end to the war, it didn't work out a couple years ago, but the taliban came back and talked about this. that's the way the administration is talking about it, and that bergdahl's health was failing, they needed to act quickly. the republicans are concerned they could end up back on the battle field. but the government of qatar put restrictions on them. the republicans are going to follow up with the concerns that the u.s. government is not following the law in telling congress ahead of time, and also they are negotiating with terrorists which they have concerns about with the taliban. but the u.s. is going to say these are extraordinary circumstances. >> and we're pulling out of afghanistan, and we got the only known p.o.w. back in our possession with his health deteriorating. they didn't give clear details how his life is at risk. it may set a precedent even after the white hou
bottom line, is this a prisoner of war swap as defense secretary hagel and susan rice claim? >> they're saying this is extraordinary circumstances, although it's a prisoner swap, a way to negotiate an end to the war, it didn't work out a couple years ago, but the taliban came back and talked about this. that's the way the administration is talking about it, and that bergdahl's health was failing, they needed to act quickly. the republicans are concerned they could end up back on the...
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he's handling the fight over chuck hagel. it looks like hagel, despite the sort of abuse he got yesterday will be confirmed. but then it's also jack lew. we have heard that may be contentious, john brennan. steven chu announced he's stepping down. that's another opening to fill. not to mention susan rice's. at some point how much of a distraction are these fights and how much political capital do they eat up that sort of takes away from some of these policy things we're talking about? >> well, it's always a risk and it's become obviously a bigger deal in recent years and this is one of the reasons why i think rice stepped out of the running there because she didn't want to become a distraction. obviously any post that has to be filled up will eat up a little bit of your capital, but tames there are a lot of issue that is can't be ignored. the sequestration battles and unlike julian, i do kind of think that's a difference between the gun and the immigration battle in that republicans themselves really want this immigration iss
he's handling the fight over chuck hagel. it looks like hagel, despite the sort of abuse he got yesterday will be confirmed. but then it's also jack lew. we have heard that may be contentious, john brennan. steven chu announced he's stepping down. that's another opening to fill. not to mention susan rice's. at some point how much of a distraction are these fights and how much political capital do they eat up that sort of takes away from some of these policy things we're talking about? >>...
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hagel was pressed to explain why bergdahl is still being held at a u.s. base in germany. >> i'm going to give you an plans i am like the implications. >> answer. >> it he is being held there because our medical professionals don't believe he's ready until they believe he is ready to take the next step of rehabilitation. >> have you ever seen a traumatically injured service member brought to the united states immediately upon being stabilized at landstuhl? we do it all the time. >> this is not just about a physical situation, congressman. this guy was held for almost five years in god knows what kind of condition. >> despite hagel's reassurances, four house members plan to introduce a resolution condemning president obama's risker in swap for bowe bergdahl. joined by one of the co-sponsors, republican representative from virginia. why do you believe this resolution is mess? >> chuck, this was, i think, an egregious abuse by the president and indeed the secretary of defense. the national defense authorization act is very clear that they were required to giv
hagel was pressed to explain why bergdahl is still being held at a u.s. base in germany. >> i'm going to give you an plans i am like the implications. >> answer. >> it he is being held there because our medical professionals don't believe he's ready until they believe he is ready to take the next step of rehabilitation. >> have you ever seen a traumatically injured service member brought to the united states immediately upon being stabilized at landstuhl? we do it all...
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secretary hagel's been clear about this. this is a serious threat from a serious group of terrorists. and we need to stay mindful of doing what we need to do to protect american citizens at home and abroad. and it's been stated before. we're not going to hold ourselves to geographic boundaries in order to accomplish that job. so without getting into international law, for which i would be illeducated to speak to, i can tell you we'll do what we need to do to protect americans. >> for instance, you have talked about this special operations rescue mission that failed in july. is that considered an act of war when we sent special operators into a country you're not at war with? >> that was a res kai attempt. we only divulged it because we were forced to because of leaks. it was never an intention to talk about it. no, it was not an act of war. it was a rescue attempt of americans that were being held hostage by terrorists. is also would like to push back on this idea it failed. okay, it wasn't successful in terms of we didn't g
secretary hagel's been clear about this. this is a serious threat from a serious group of terrorists. and we need to stay mindful of doing what we need to do to protect american citizens at home and abroad. and it's been stated before. we're not going to hold ourselves to geographic boundaries in order to accomplish that job. so without getting into international law, for which i would be illeducated to speak to, i can tell you we'll do what we need to do to protect americans. >> for...
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when you hear chuck hagel. these are top official miss your administration talking about a threat to the civilized world. then i hear you saying ultimately this is not the fight for the united states. this is a fight for the iraqis. it does raise the question, given how you are describing isis. given the very real things people in your administration are pointing to it raises the question, why isn't this the united states's fight? >> well, look. this is a fight we are invested in and we'll continue to be invested in. in terms of iraqi territory specifically at the end of the day, that's a long term fight. the iraqi security forces need to be able to handle with our support. to be able to handle on their own. we'll work with them as we did with many countries around the world who faced serious terrorist threats to share intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, help them find targets to go after these guys. just because there is no long-term massive american military solution doesn't mean we won't play a ro
when you hear chuck hagel. these are top official miss your administration talking about a threat to the civilized world. then i hear you saying ultimately this is not the fight for the united states. this is a fight for the iraqis. it does raise the question, given how you are describing isis. given the very real things people in your administration are pointing to it raises the question, why isn't this the united states's fight? >> well, look. this is a fight we are invested in and...
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defense secretary chuck hagel says that neither option is on the table. isis is threatening to also take control of anbar province in western iraq. the area is home to a key dam and large supplies of army weaponry. and secretary of state john kerry is warning kobani could be one of several gains made by isis in the very near future. >> kobani is represents the evil of isis. but it is not the definition either of the strategy or of the full measure of what is happening with respect to isis. it is one town and there will be others, there will be conflicts with isil over the course of the next months. >> so back here at home, police are preparing for a weekend of protests in ferguson, missouri, to mark two months since a police officer shot and killed 18-year-old michael brown. but heated protests over another police involved shooting are drawing comparisons in a nearby city. vigils turn violent in shaw, missouri, after an off duty white officer shot and killed a black teen. police clashed with hundreds of protesters who they say blocked traffic and damaged
defense secretary chuck hagel says that neither option is on the table. isis is threatening to also take control of anbar province in western iraq. the area is home to a key dam and large supplies of army weaponry. and secretary of state john kerry is warning kobani could be one of several gains made by isis in the very near future. >> kobani is represents the evil of isis. but it is not the definition either of the strategy or of the full measure of what is happening with respect to...
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chuck hagel may be more contentious, although my guess is they knew it was going to be contentious, but john kerry, chuck hagel, jack lew, and now likely john brennan, so the president is getting the cabinet that he wanted, though, you know, the path toward it was a little bit of a roller coaster. >> owe think quite a bit of a roller coaster, i would say, about chuck hagel, and he still has to prove that he hasn't been damaged internally at the pentagon as a result of that. one question, ruth marcus, you have just been through the college tour experience. i made from talking to you about it in the last year. now, here we have a hoax from the daily princetonian. apparently the editors or the writers wanted to see how fast a rumor could go on campus through social media, so what did they do? they perpetrated a hoax trying to show that malea obama was on campus, which was not the case, and they managed to start the rumor that the president's daughter, the first daughter, was actually looking at princeton. what does that tell us about social media, and what does it tell us about college jou
chuck hagel may be more contentious, although my guess is they knew it was going to be contentious, but john kerry, chuck hagel, jack lew, and now likely john brennan, so the president is getting the cabinet that he wanted, though, you know, the path toward it was a little bit of a roller coaster. >> owe think quite a bit of a roller coaster, i would say, about chuck hagel, and he still has to prove that he hasn't been damaged internally at the pentagon as a result of that. one question,...
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secretary kerry and secretary hagel will be before the committee this afternoon. that's the panel that bob corker is on. they have been moving very fast. this is a marked up piece of legislation that members can look at before they get back to town and have a vote next week. >> it will be interesting. within each party there a lot of dynamics that will be interesting as they play out. in terms of democrats, it's interesting if anybody had more measured language coming out of the meeting with the president, it was former majority leader nancy pelosi said to be whipping vote are fist an authorization. there still democrats who are reluctant to be involved in anything in the mideast because the spector of iraq loomed so large over syria whether accurately or inaccurately. having that vote with your name attached to it is a daunting prospect to democrats at this point. >> the mammoth is this vote will be unpopular in the grass roots of both parties. there is an elite mass divide in both parties. the further you get away from washington, the more people think you know
secretary kerry and secretary hagel will be before the committee this afternoon. that's the panel that bob corker is on. they have been moving very fast. this is a marked up piece of legislation that members can look at before they get back to town and have a vote next week. >> it will be interesting. within each party there a lot of dynamics that will be interesting as they play out. in terms of democrats, it's interesting if anybody had more measured language coming out of the meeting...
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. >> leon panetta, the man hagel is replacing today. he was out defending susan rice, but we didn't hear from the president. not a mid level staffer, low level. we didn't hear anything from the wousd while chuck hagel was out there. why do you think that was? >> i think they were, in fact, a little embarrassed by this inexplicably bad performance. it was like the guy was on, i don't know, tranquilizers or something, sleeping pills failed to ease up in the morning. the guys who briefed him said he did great in practice, we don't i don't know this happened. as senators, sometimes we're more accustomed to asking questions than answering them, clearly that was the case with him. but the other reason you don't see the president coming out, this nomination is probably not in trouble. no democrats are opposing him. mike johanns, a republican from his state says he'll support him. roy blount says he's oppose him, but won't filibuster. so it's like, okay, he did pretty lousy, but doesn't look like it will kill the nomination. the president doesn
. >> leon panetta, the man hagel is replacing today. he was out defending susan rice, but we didn't hear from the president. not a mid level staffer, low level. we didn't hear anything from the wousd while chuck hagel was out there. why do you think that was? >> i think they were, in fact, a little embarrassed by this inexplicably bad performance. it was like the guy was on, i don't know, tranquilizers or something, sleeping pills failed to ease up in the morning. the guys who...
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moments ago senator murder wi addressed the crisis at a hearing with chuck hagel. take a listen. >> it is absolutely unconscionable that a fellow service member, the person you trust to have your back and be there for you, would commit such a terrible crime. we need a cultural overhaul. we need to create a system where the protection and safety of victims is unquestionable. a system where those who commit these crimes and those who allow for this behavior are punished. >> as i understand it, you've introduced a similar measure. so what is your reaction to senator leavin's move and is chuck hagel doing enough in his new role? >> i think all of them are concerned, but concern is not going to be enough. we have a problem here that is not going to be fixed as long as you keep it in the chain of command. there is a gross conflict of interest. and other countries on which our system is based, both uk, canada, new zealand, all are taking it out of the chain of command. so this focus on somehow keeping it in the chain is not going to help victims at all and is going to jus
moments ago senator murder wi addressed the crisis at a hearing with chuck hagel. take a listen. >> it is absolutely unconscionable that a fellow service member, the person you trust to have your back and be there for you, would commit such a terrible crime. we need a cultural overhaul. we need to create a system where the protection and safety of victims is unquestionable. a system where those who commit these crimes and those who allow for this behavior are punished. >> as i...
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defense secretary chuck hagel. friends of -- this is like when mitch mcconnell fell for the report that said guantanamo prisoners were getting gi bill benefits. now we've got a new one. president obama this weekend made his formal announcement his nominee to succeed eric holder is federal prosecutor loretta lynch from new york. the day president obamma made that announcement at the white house, conservative media posted a very exciting and somewhat damning new exclusive scoop about loretta lynch. quote, there's one case lynch was involved in that few are talking about. see, sure, the lamstream media doesn't want you talking about this. that's why we have the brave conservative media to dig this stuff out and tell america's hard truths that the lamestream media. >> loretta lynch was part of president clinton's whitewater defense team in 1992. that's what they don't want to talk about. she's part of a clinton scandal. sure, nobody remembers what that was because it's not clear what the scandalous behavior was but she
defense secretary chuck hagel. friends of -- this is like when mitch mcconnell fell for the report that said guantanamo prisoners were getting gi bill benefits. now we've got a new one. president obama this weekend made his formal announcement his nominee to succeed eric holder is federal prosecutor loretta lynch from new york. the day president obamma made that announcement at the white house, conservative media posted a very exciting and somewhat damning new exclusive scoop about loretta...